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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 77969" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>1Dayat aTime, that is a common story. The teacher probably didn't feel he was breaching confidentiality because he didn't name the family.</p><p></p><p>In Australia, the school would not be out of pocket financially in any way in accommodating such a child because ALL needs would bring in funding. And yet we STILL see this attitude. However, some schools are happy with this sort of opportunity because the extra staff they hire, with Federal government money, go on the books as employees of the school and thus make the school look more attractive as a place to send a child. The more enrolments they attract, the more state funding they get.</p><p></p><p>But at this local school, I hear similar things - not the cost, although that was mentioned (and I told them it wasn't THEIR money, so why be concerned?) but the inconvenience, the noise, the extra building, the disruption (which was actually minimal) and the eyesore of all the ramps that would have to go in - that was what they claimed was bugging them. And in my case, I knew the name of the child, so confidentiality WAS breached - a small school in a small village, hard to not know what was going on. Pressure WAS put on the family to send their child "somewhere more appropriate to her special needs". Frankly, I was disgusted with them - but nor surprised. It was a bit more of an eye-opener for me, because it showed me how they felt about ANYONE who was different - they always saw the insurmountable problems first, and only when dragged to it did they see the good things that could result for the child.</p><p></p><p>A number of times I was involved in some way with this school and instead of being helpful, they sought legal advice and threatened to strike. In one case I sent the child in question to another school (which wanted her very badly) and at other times I gave in. And finally, with difficult child 3, I began standing my ground, finding out where I stood legally, and insisting they comply with the law. This can still be done politely and in a way where you can stay on good social terms with these people. If you do your best to handle things politely, you have the best chance of getting what you want. If you still fail or reach a stalemate, at least you know you did your best and the failure is not yours. Then, when you choose to move on, you can dump the recalcitrant idiots in it up to their necks with a clear conscience.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 77969, member: 1991"] 1Dayat aTime, that is a common story. The teacher probably didn't feel he was breaching confidentiality because he didn't name the family. In Australia, the school would not be out of pocket financially in any way in accommodating such a child because ALL needs would bring in funding. And yet we STILL see this attitude. However, some schools are happy with this sort of opportunity because the extra staff they hire, with Federal government money, go on the books as employees of the school and thus make the school look more attractive as a place to send a child. The more enrolments they attract, the more state funding they get. But at this local school, I hear similar things - not the cost, although that was mentioned (and I told them it wasn't THEIR money, so why be concerned?) but the inconvenience, the noise, the extra building, the disruption (which was actually minimal) and the eyesore of all the ramps that would have to go in - that was what they claimed was bugging them. And in my case, I knew the name of the child, so confidentiality WAS breached - a small school in a small village, hard to not know what was going on. Pressure WAS put on the family to send their child "somewhere more appropriate to her special needs". Frankly, I was disgusted with them - but nor surprised. It was a bit more of an eye-opener for me, because it showed me how they felt about ANYONE who was different - they always saw the insurmountable problems first, and only when dragged to it did they see the good things that could result for the child. A number of times I was involved in some way with this school and instead of being helpful, they sought legal advice and threatened to strike. In one case I sent the child in question to another school (which wanted her very badly) and at other times I gave in. And finally, with difficult child 3, I began standing my ground, finding out where I stood legally, and insisting they comply with the law. This can still be done politely and in a way where you can stay on good social terms with these people. If you do your best to handle things politely, you have the best chance of getting what you want. If you still fail or reach a stalemate, at least you know you did your best and the failure is not yours. Then, when you choose to move on, you can dump the recalcitrant idiots in it up to their necks with a clear conscience. Marg [/QUOTE]
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